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Just came back from the trails just now. It's insane how much mosquitoes were out and about, the public health department needs to do something about this. Need to buy repellent tomorrow.


Nice evening to cycle tho. Effing amazing sunset.

Absolutely. The only reason why they are making such a big deal is because prior to this, Toyota has had a clean history. Does not matter tho, as the American automobile consumer market still prefers Toyota/ Lexus, Honda/Acura, Nissan/Infiniti.

They should resolve this as soon as possible. Toyota is overall a solid maker.

When I am studying and reviewing. She steals my attention and focus by whispering to me, "I Love You."

My strict demeanor soon becomes soft like clay, and i begin to turn red with love.

Ah, this woman knows me. he he love it.

When she is sleeping on your arms. Smelling her breath as she smells mine. Eyes to each other. Arms around one another.

Intense passion.

To Ms. Cyclist,


You wore a bright pink attire today. Good to talk to you and meet you in the bike trails this week.

Pleasure, is mine. Next time, please don't get on my side of the trail because had I not reacted to your immediate stop, I would have rammed into you.

I was going 30 mph downhill. And you were going uphill on my side of the trail.


Casually,
Lorenz

Dear ___________


I am terribly missing you.

A.L.L Jr.

by: Albert G. D. P

I would be lying if I said
i couldn’t read
what is on the back of my hand
because what is on my mind
describes the inscription
on the palm of my hand

That’s why I can’t help
but look down and prepare
the roles in my eyes
every time I hear
your familiar tone
trying to play by ear
on keys I’m still trying
to find to hold.

then i strike a chord
you search the sound
to imitate, we both smile
and create a look so similar
so familiar
because you have music
in thought to my lyric

I think we can commit
to memory this piece
of harmony we started
to play and lend
a melody to
but if not i’ll try to play
without notes
and hopefully
you’ll follow too.

I have heard the term being used by Valencianon friends referring to a beautiful woman as being "Mamerts/ mamurts". What is the literal meaning of this word?


Thanks.


Lorenzo.

I wish the best for the politics in Valencia. It is good to hear both sides, and hope and pray that who ever wins, that they be honest and transparent in their policies. No more corruption, fair play, and for the winner to never hold grudges on the supporters of the opposing side.

I have heard stories of how some members of Valencia were denied water and power because of opposing the current power. I do not like hearing such allegations as this should not even be occuring, if it is occurring, that is.

Fair elections na lang ta. To THE LORD GOD be all Glory, Honor and Praise.

God Bless Valencia!

Only In Bohol~

The beauty of the Filipina is above all.
She sits on a pedestal above all kinds of women.


God made perfection in a particular woman.
The Filipina.

Come, let us open and eat kalamay, and coke!

The best of the best is from Jagna, Bohol.

Congratulations to Tubag Bohol Dot Com. ~

by: Drake

Drake - Best I Ever Had

Chinese Merchants, 1890s.
This was before the Chinese assimilated into Filipino Society.

Spanish Mestizas (1890s)



and


Pure-Blood Filipina Beauties (1890s)

Notice that the Filipino Revolutionary Republican Army used Spanish Mauser rifles.
State of the art, in those days.

Reason: The Spanish Army provided Spanish Mauser rifles for their soldiers. And after the defeat of Spain to the Republican Forces, all Spanish arms were collected and distributed to the Filipino Revolutionary Army.
At its peak strength, the Filipino Revolutionary Army was 70,000 man strong.

It was a full-fledged-functioning military force.

It was destroyed and beaten into submission during the Philippine-American War.

Filipino Revolutionary Army of the 1st Filipino Rebublic.

Medica attending to a wounded soldier.

Spanish Army Marching. 1896.
Prior to the Revolution.




Spanish Army Sergeant. Bohol. 1896.


Filipino soldier serving in the Spanish Guardia Civil. 1896.


Spanish officers and Spanish-Filipino Peninsulares (elite class). 1896.


Spanish women and Spanish-Filipina Peninsulare. 1895.


Bullfighting in Manila. 1890s.

Civil and military officers of the Filipino Republic. Note the uniform of the Filipino Revolutionary Army officers, they are the exact replica of the Spanish Army's.

Quote from: chicogon on April 22, 2010, 02:34:41 AM
The following photos courtesy of Mollie Cabagnot... retrieved from her grandpa's closet

Boholano Berdogos



Boholanos Berdogos with the American troops drinking beer in Loboc riverside

These are American Cavalry Auxillary troops with Filipino Macabbees, celebrating a victory in Bohol after defeating the pockets of the 1st Filipino Republican Army.

To us now, it is interesting to look at, but to the Filipino intelligentsias and the revolutionary republican army officers and soldiers, they considered the Filipinos who aided the Americans in the Philippine-American War as, "Traidores".

So who do you think will win?



Olegario

or

Gan

?

Today I thought of my Lolo Ciano and my Lola Nating. Sweet memories. What I would do to go back in time just to hear Lola Nating's voice again.

How i miss how she would call me, "Ondoy Bran Bran, dali na ondoy, mo tug na ta! Dali na Ondoy..."

Miss you.

Good night Bedo, and remember to be kind to your eyes, apply eye moisturizer or ' synthesized tears' if you can.

Till tomorrow beckons!

This morning I went trail cycling. Woke up at 7, and left for the trails by 8 am. Cycled for 1.5 hours and then came back to see that my dad was walking our dog Kaiser. My father decided it was a 'great' idea to unleash Kaiser on me, so our 120 lb German Shepard ran to me full speed and pounced on me while i was still on my my bike. insane.

Did some errands. and now back to work.

Nextel Spoof

too funny.

Mr. 4th Year Gunner


Med Students of Genius - Mr. 4th Year Gunner - WashU

Dr. Male OBGyn Resident


hahahaha!

Real Teaching Heroes - Dr. Male OBGyn Resident - WashU

Mr. Really Bad With Children Guy

Mr. Really Bad With Children Guy

ha ha ha this is just too hilarious.

Icebox (medical student remix)

hahahaha, oh quite interesting.


Types of medical students

Love It!!


Medical students song!

original by: A-ha


A-ha - Take On Me (Official Music video)

Great Cycling Song

Take on me Techno Remix

Truly a touching and beautiful message. Thank you so much, brod. Ray.

God Bless Israel!

Before you boycott Israel!

State of the art research in progress.

Israel's Hebrew University Cutting Edge Medical Research

Congratulations! Salute ko ninjo tanan jud.

Castles In the Sky

Castles In the Sky

by: Anberlin

Anberlin - A Day Late (Acoustic)

I was touched in how the father gave each of them a bracelet based on their number.

Blessed is the love of a father to his children.

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:2

Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
Proverbs 10:14

Justification is in Christ ALONE, and not in the approval of people and gossips!
AMEN!



Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
Colossians 3:23-24

AMEN!


Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."
Mark 10:27

Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil.
Proverbs 15:16

The eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love.
Psalm 33:18

Quote from: statesville on April 21, 2010, 08:28:12 AM
Lorenzo, just to let you know I really appreciate your endeavor
  of spreading the good news, the eternal words of God for those who
  loves to know.
"The Lord is not slack concerning His promise as some men count slackness,
     but is long-suffering to us ward, not willing that any should perish, but
     that all should come to repentance"   2Peter3:9

To God be the Glory, Honor, and Praise, my sister!

We are the voices in the wilderness that cry out the message of Christ.

I will put this on the floor for all who wish to learn more and partake in the study of the Word of God:

Who were the prophets of God, starting from the first all the way to the last. Who was the last prophet of God? And what was his role and purpose?



Let us begin!

Proverbs 19:9

A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Hello Scott, much happy to know that  you like this thread. For HIS Glory, my friend.

Thank you for the link, will look into it.

That said, welcome to Tubag Bohol Dot Com.



A brother in Christ,
Lorenzo

Pound per pound and tonnage of steel indicates to us that the Imperial Navy could have defeated the United States Navy had they both fought in tactical gunwarfare. The Imperial Japanese Naval Command thought that the war between America and the Japanese Empire would be through battleship warfare. As this was the battle plan tactic by the naval high command, which explains Japanese heavy naval buildup years prior to the war.

The Japanese Navy, during the starting of the war, had the largest aircraft carrier force seen in the world.

Had Japan invaded America instead of stopping at Hawaii, it could have effectively put the war in American Soil, and allowed the Japanese Warmachine to consolidate its possessions in Asia and the oil rich Dutch Malaccas as well as take advantage of the raw natural resources of South East Asia and in Machuria and Korea.

Japan's tactical downfall was fighting in defense. Japan could have won the war had she taken the offensive after her attack on Pearl Harbor. Instead of steaming the Combined Imperial Japanese Fleet away towards Marshall Islands, Admiral Yamamoto should have invaded Hawaii and consolidated the resources there as the American forces in Hawaii were numerically undermanned. After the invasion of Hawaii, the Japanese should have bombed Panama Canal, thereby preventing further American naval forces to rushing to the east and thus giving Japan time to consolidate her military prowess.

Japan, during this time of war, had a military force that numbered over 5 million enlisted men.

The United States during the beginning of the war had an elisted men of no more than 200,000.

Japan could have won this war had she continued to be on the offensive.

As they say, offense is the best defense.

Historical Tid Bit:


It was in the waters of Leyte Gulf, Philippines that the Imperial Japanese Navy was obliterated as a fighting force by the United States Navy. The Imperial Japanese Navy's 2nd Fleet under the command of Admiral Ozawa was a force composed of 4 aircraft carriers with the support of the Musashi to lure the American Navy in battle and catch them off guard as the Imperial Japanese 2nd fleet's main force under the command of Admiral Kurita, including the Yamato and 10 heavy cruisers and support destroyers were to attack and pulverize the American Invasion Force.

The Imperial Navy's luring tactic did not work as planned, and the 4 aircraft carriers under the command of Admiral Ozawa were sunk by the United States Navy, along with Admiral Kurita's main attack force, sinking of the Atago forced Kurita to make the Yamato his flagship.

The Japanese Navy lost the Imperial Battleship, Musashi in the battle of Sibuyan Sea, and with this loss, officially marked the end of the Imperial Japanese Navy's fighting capability to ever threaten the United States Navy ever again in major naval combat.

~~

Japan in this war had the 3rd largest Navy in the world.
During her Imperial Glory Days, had an arsenal of 11 aircraft carriers and hundreds of destroyers, cruisers and battleships. Japan's arsenal of guns could not stave off the American Submarine wolf packs.

Yes, perhaps we can contact their family members and have them type for them and share with us their personal stories of life growing up as triplets.

These are timeless masterpieces. I feel that life experiences should be written down and shared. It shares to the world of our contributions and experiences. Existentialism in its most simplest / purest form.


Come, forward! Share!

Dr. Baluyut, I will provide you a link to the Medical Discussion Thread that I started in this web portal.

Honor us with your intellectual brilliance, Dr.

Much Thanks.


Again, the thread link:
http://tubagbohol.mikeligalig.com/index.php?topic=18646.70

I am quite interested on the topic that Dr. Baluyut will be presenting on entitled, ""Near Total IVC Occlusion in a Nephrotic Syndrome Patient Secondary to Membranous Glomerulonephropathy."

This is so interesting.

Dr. Baluyut, if you happen to come see this, will you honor us with a virtual lecture here in Tubag Bohol Dot Com?

I have a passion for pathophysiology, in this case, vasculo-pathology.

Will love to hear from you again.



Best,
Bran Lorenzo
3rd Year MD Intern

Quote from: www.tubagbohol.com on April 19, 2010, 09:07:31 AM
Bohol Chronicle:

Doctor Kazan S. Baluyot was invited and congratulated for being selected by the Society of Vascular Medicine (SVP) penalist and the program committee and trustees of the society headed by Harvard-based incoming president-elect Dr. Joshua Beckman wherein some members composed of cardiologist surgeons from New York, Texas and Massachusetts, diplomats and consultants, interventionist.

The affair is the Convention of the International 21st Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Vascular Medicine which starts April 28 to May 3, 2010 to be held at the InterContinental
Cleveland (Ohio) Hotel. On April 29, 2010 Dr. Baluyot will speak from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. during the interactive discussion. His topic is "Near Total IVC Occlusion in a Nephrotic Syndrome Patient Secondary to Membranous Glomerulonephropathy" during the cases over cocktails.

Questions and answers will be done only thru the panelists wherein selected participant may ask only 10 minutes; subjects are interpretation with presentation of present illness and past medical history, noninvasive vascular data, differential diagnosis, key clinical issues, therapeutic dilemma with angiographic studies, its treatment plan and follow-up teaching points. Baluyot research will automatically be the property of International Society of Vascular Medicine.

This will be participated by various countries and more than thousands delegates of cardiologists, surgeons, internists, among other specialties.         

Baluyot is the first Filipino doctor invited to present and lectured said topic of said society. He will be accompanied by delegates of cardiologists, surgeons, from hospitals in private practices in Manila and Cebu and other cities.

Baluyot during his medical study days likewise put-up a research wherein is now part of Tokyo College of Medicine. Last year, he was also recognized during the 38th Annual Convention of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) for garnering first place in the PCP Young Investigators Award in the Analytical Category for his research entitled "The Efficacy of Povidone-Iodine Oral Rinse in Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial." He had been invited as speaker and presenter in several countries.

Dr. Baluyot took elementary school at the Bohol Wisdom School as valedictorian; his secondary at the Philippine Science High School at Quezon City as honor graduate. He took his pre-med and medicine proper at UP-PGH as Cum Laude and was the best intern. He was chosen as the most exalted brother of UP College of Medicine Mu Sigma Phi and got internal medicine of same school. Presently, he is a consultant fellow cardiologist, diplomate at the Medical City. He is a bachelor.

Kazan is the youngest son of the late Atty. Manuel Baluyot and Fancy S. Baluyot, with brothers Al and Jojo, sisters Judy and Cates, all nurses; Dr. Mary Ann, a pediatrician; and international lawyer Fama. Most of the family members are now in USA. A multi-awardee speaker and researcher is the 3rd generation line of family studying at the University of Philippines as a state scholar. His grandfather Ambrosio first graduate of agriculture and his father Manuel.

Congratulations Dr. Baluyut!

Salute ko nimo, jud.

Oh, Glacier, i still remember the first time  you posted how your name was based on your electric fan (entitled Glacier). Right?

That said, welcome back to the site. Missed your balaks.

Working much?

Tonight, I had home-cooked caldereta. Mom cooks it best.

a friend of mine, Dr. Barrone (medical pathologist) once joked about his cooking skills:

"I don't know how to cook well. I can't make anything good. The only thing I'm good at making is reservations."

we both cracked up laughing.

Quote from: chicogon on April 20, 2010, 10:04:09 AM
Ali na Raq labon naa pay daghan? Hahahahaha!!! 

Wow. Delicious crabs. Love this stuff...finger lickin good.

It is amazing that the liberal news media galvanizes the Catholic Church and attacks the papacy and the Catholic Ecclesia emphasizing on the pedophilia of minority of clergy members.

However, 1.7% of catholic clergymen found guilty of pedophilia does not compare to over 10% of protestant ministers who are found and convicted of pedophilia.

I have visited some christian churches (evangelical) and listened to some of their anti-catholic sentiments. Hypocrisy. Considering many of those ministers live in million dollar mansions. Hypocrisy.

It is the priest that is the living and breathing example of Christ-like sacrifice. Complete and total sacrifice.

Gloria Catholica Ecclesia!
TO GOD AND HIS CHURCH BE GLORY!

It was the catholic church that invented the collegiate system.

It was the catholic church that invented the booking system.

Agnostics and aethiests, though they argue on basis of the presence of a deity, cannot deny the cultural and academic contributions the Catholic Church has done and contributed to the advancement of the human race.

It is the light of Christianity. The progenitor of the Christian Faith.

The Holy Bible that protestants use and read was written and authored by no other than the Catholic Church and the early church fathers.

Fact.

Last night at 10, I watched Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
Amazing end.

Today, went to the trails. 2 hour trek.
Tomorrow I'm getting my mountain bike wheels and gears re-oiled. Getting the brakes fixed as well. Going hardcore cycling again.

Glacier, perhaps you will soon reveal your identity to us.

If that is okay with you.

I remember the one time, during my senior year of college, Ate Ging was baking her cakes and cookies and i was in my apartment living room and had my laptop on. My room mate Bryan saw the pictures and asked, "who makes those? Those look bangin good."

ha ha ha.

Oh good times. Tubag Bohol attacked college life and college students.

I remember the first time I posted in this forum, and the one thing that I was reading was a discussion Virginia (Orchids) was having with another member on the beaches of Anda, or something regarding Anda.

I was in my Molecular Biology Lab. Then I realized that the forum had a Valencia section.

Enjoyed it ever since. Michael, thank you, again. For everything.

Perhaps we can have them join Tubag Bohol and let them share their experiences to the world via our web portal.

Anyone personally know the Tres Marias?

Quote from: Happy on April 20, 2010, 04:22:14 AM
Sus nimata jud 6 o'clock ni drive for 2 hours kay nagpacheck up sa mata si bayaw, perti rapud nakong katulog sa sakyanan. Hapon napud nauli kay naglaaglaag paman mi ug hapit hehe

Wonderful jud dong.


Oi, ingon ana jud ang uban sa ato no. Wa sila kahibawo nga diri man gani pud, pasa pasa ang sinena sa mga bata kay dali ra tuboan. --ang uban gud sinena kapila na kaha na gipasa, ok raman gani sa mga puti.

Kana pud ang teacher, kay unsa raman diay sinena ang angay sa mga taga bajao, mga nagitay gitay rapud diay. PAet!

Sweet simple pleasure of strolling with the family and enjoying the beauty of nature, 'te.

How are you na? How is you baby and your husband?

I honor my Grandfather, as I do miss him and love him.

My grandfather is Mr. Casiano Salise Salvo Sr.

My beloved Grandfather holding me when I was but a child.


Lolo, I miss you and Love you!



Bran

Dear Valencianons,

Remember your Roots, always. Listen to the Word of God and to Honor your Mother and Father. Your Grandparents, and your elders.

To God Be Glory! To God be Praise! To God be Honor and Majesty!

~~

Ephesians 6:1-3

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother"â€"which is the first commandment with a promiseâ€" "that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.

This reminds me of the Red Lobster "Admiral's Feast" ha ha, only this picture is like X 100

Quote from: chicogon on April 19, 2010, 03:34:50 PM
Nanilingan ko karon aron mabusog ang tiyan hahaha. Beautiful day and delicious food: Lousiana Crawfish Boil, Crabs and Pool



Gipabasa sa una og newspaper ang mga takla aron dili manglukso bwahehehe....

Father. This is a visual tease.

When we meet up, Father, please take me to a place like this. WOW.

Swing dance practice was usually at Fridays from 7pm till 12 midnight. Crazy.
I can still remember finishing lab at Fridays, then grabbing lunch and then running across campus to pick up my partner. Then take her to practice. 5 hours later, drenched in sweat, then relax. ha,

Loved it.

Freshman Swing Dancers


Throughout college I was a member of the SDS (Swing Dance Society), though I was a mediocre one. I will always remember this time of my life as a time of self identification, personal growth, and academic prowess. It was in this time of my life that I made life-long friendships and personal rewards.

I remember the time when a partner of mine, Amber, was so greased up (from the sweating), note that when we danced, we would dance for hours,--until the music stopped playing--and one time she literally slipped off my hands. Landed on the floor. I picked her up. And continued on for another round or two.

Filial Piety: Respect and Honor your Mother and Father





And yet while we were still children, my mom and dad, adored us both and showered us with all the love and gifts of parenthood.
Seeing this picture I am recalled to remember that God is alive in the Family.
This picture was taken when we still lived in the Philippines. I love the barong that I wore. I chose that even at such an early age. My baby sister, Lorraine, is so adorable. Baby cute.



~~
Ephesians 6:2 , ""Honor your father and mother"--which is the first commandment with a promise--"

My beloved and adored Lolo Ciano (Casiano Salise Salvo Sr) and I.
He holds me, his grandson, when I was only 1 years old (and couple of months).
Seeing this photo makes me cry because it reminds me that when I was but a child, he carried me with his bear hands.
Gi pinanga ko sa ahong Lolo. And now in his old age, in his golden years, I was honored enough to care for him with my own hands.
How blessed is the gift and blessing of being able to see your grandchild grow into manhood.
And the blessing it is for a grandson to see and talk to his grandfather whom loves him with all of his heart and soul.


Lolo Ciano, I love you!!

Your Apo,
Bran

Vive La France!
Long Live the French Republic!
Long Live Democracy!

Tribute To The French Army [French Armed Forces]

"Had Germany not attacked England and declared war on the United States, the German Eagle would have easily subdued the Russian Bear. Germany's defeat to the Allied Powers was not because the Allied had superior fighters, no, Germany was defeated because the German War Machine was out-stretched. She was fighting a total war with the Soviets in the East, then a total war with the Western Allies in North Africa and in the West."

-General George S. Patton
4 Star General of the US Army (World War II)

The Thunder of Europe.
The Eagle of Germany.


German Military Power Demonstration 2010

A tribute to the the most powerful nation in continental Western Europe.

Deutschland/ Germany.


Einmarsch Großer Zapfenstreich 50 Jahre Bundeswehr
Einmarsch Großer Zapfenstreich 50 Jahre Bundeswehr

Magnificent march of the Federal Republic of Germany.


German Marching Music

The U.S. Air Force song (Wild Blue Yonder)

Wild Blue Yonder

Fallschirmjager lied

Fallschirmjager lied (German paratrooper song)

Translation:



may cloud the sun forever,
can be dried in an instant the sea
may break the axis of the earth
as a fragile glass.
all happen!
death may
cover it with your funeral crepe,
but never in I can turn off
the flame of your love.



(translated by: A. Lorenzo)

By Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer



Podrá nublarse el sol eternamente;
Podrá secarse en un instante el mar;
Podrá romperse el eje de la tierra
Como un débil cristal.
¡Todo sucederá!
Podrá la muerte
cubrirme con su fúnebre crespón;
pero jamás en mí podrá apagarse
la llama de tu amor.

by A.Lorenzo






i saw the migrating geese today. and it was beautiful.
i saw the blooming buds of trees. and it was beautiful.
i even saw the bright blue sky, with clouds abounding. and was delightful to my eyes.
but all of these could not compare to the beauty that I see in you.

cute, bai bugsay.

Good question. I should ask.

To the woman whose heart I hurt,


You expressed your love for me by the cobbled streets of Walker Annex. Some many years ago. It was December 2006.
But I did not feel the same way, and offered you my friendship and love. Yet you did not want mere friendship.
Why did you take my answer as some kind of rejection, so as much to spurn me to the side. And I saw the anger of your eyes that next day.

I gazed into your deep blue eyes. Gorgeous blue eyes. And your dirty blonde hair. Yet they were filled with anger and tempest agression on me, your friend.

Did I deserve this anger for not returning affectionate romantic love? My dear, I wish it could have turned out better for the two of us, at least remained cordial friends. Forgive me for not returning love that you offered me. If you could ever find it in your heart to forgive me in the future.



I pray to God that your ways and steps are straight. And that good measure follows you.



Best,
Brando.

Dear Prudence, youthful woman whom was the center of my affection throughout middle school and high school. Lo, I may have competed with you in academics and taunted you with commentaries and debates in class, one thing was hidden from you. The fact that I had the greatest crush for you.

In Honors Biology Class, I would be relentless in my efforts, ever so eager to claim the highest grade in class, and repudiated all who dared to come across my high marks. Only one ever came close to reaching my marks, and it was you. A threat? Oh no, you were not seen as a threat, but a weakness on this man's eyes. The smirk on my face hid the deep longing I had for you when I was but a childish adolescent. 16 years old I was. 17 years old. Till graduation at 18.

And I remember that one time you scored the highest in one exam. 100 percent and I was second in rank with a pitiful 97 percent. Oh but it did not phase me, for you said to me, "Don't worry, you'll get it next time." Was that a competitive challenge? Deign i thought it was. And ever so much inspired in me to acquire perfection yet again. Did you know that scoring 100 percent was merely a means to impress upon you? Oh my childish antics of my youth.

I must confess, Prudence, I remember the one time you came to me and whispered to my ears. And softly gently laid a kiss with your pink moist lips on my cheeks.

Now you know. If, that is, you find this confession.



A old flame,
Brando

I think it was September of 2004. It was raining, I recollect now, quite a thunderstorm sweaped across the green grass lawns of Allegheny College. A group of us guys in my college dormitory decided to streak across that night, despite the thunderous drench of rain on our youthful heads. Oh it was intense.

My roommate Georgi and I joined the rest of the guys and slid down the sloped steps of the hillside ravine. Drenched in mud, grass, and rainwater. We devastated the carpetry of our dormitory hallways as we, all 15 or so of us, ran to the bathroom showers and cleaned ourselves. Leaving the entire bathroom drenched with mud, grass, and residues of all types.

It was a thrill that we would later recieve a lecture from our dormitory R.A. Ha ha ha ha.


Amantes, amantes, we were in freshman year.

It was Spring 2007, I remember coming out of the Biology Building after Dr. Baross's Microbiology Class. I was feeling the need to explore the outdoors, so I borrowed a friend's kayak, and hitched it on my Green Mitsubishi. With the sun on my face, I drove to Conneaut Lake by Meadville and kayaked the lake end. Beautiful.

The wind on my face, the sight of blooming trees, and the geese in the water. Sweet air. Sweet feeling.

The smiles of youth. 2003.

As I sit in my table reviewing and reading, seeing where I have gone, what I have done and the people ive met, places seen, i cannot help but look back to the past, to where it all began. This venture into medicine began in summer 2003. In Georgetown University, under the visage of the National Youth Leadership Forum of Medicine. To see the faces of friends/colleagues in our youth. Oh where has 7 years gone?

I will start this thread for the appreciation of the past. And ponderous moments.

"I cannot but wish I were better qualified."
- John Adams
2nd President of the United States of America

Quote from: chicogon on April 17, 2010, 12:45:43 PM
I'm cool Ms Isle. I'm not guilty either. Mana ko anang guilt-guilty sa bata pa ko. As one gets older muabot ra nang feeling you don't have to prove yourself to anyone anymore (like one used to growing up). And I don't project myself either... that's why I don't exempt myself from any of those items mentioned in the joke. I laugh hard because some of them "hit home" (meaning, tinuod jamo). I take what applies to me, nonetheless. No pretentions. No finger-pointing. And more importantly, di pod ko manghambog sa akong personal accomplishments... because there nothing to brag about them. That's why I make fun out of life. Sa tinuod, everyday ang akong pasalamatan sa Ginoo mao ra jod nang "nimata pako anang adlawa" (life is God's greatest gift), otherwise, kung di nako momata on a certain day, all the other gifts one posesses don't mean a thing (balay, awto, bangko, mga higala, dokdok sa TB, facebook, everything)... kung "caput" na ka. 

Father, you do not have to explain yourself to anyone. Because you know that you are loved and cherished by your hundreds of parishoners. You are a man of God, and from knowing you, a good, good, man.

We love you Pops. You keep on speaking the Truth. And as a priest, a representative of Christ amongst us.

We love you, Father. I love you.
God Loves You!


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1 Peter 2:9,
"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light."

Parents should talk to their children about this. From time to time. Emphasis on responsibility and moral character.

Amazing Worship Song.

Jesus Is Mighty To Save
Mighty to Save - Hillsong United Acoustic

Father, Thank you for the prompt response, and don't worry about it. It is just that I adore the songs that you upload, and my favorite of all Christian Songs is "Mighty To Save". I used to sing this song all the time in choir last year and when it was time for me and my colleague Job to leave the choir (after finishing 2 years) our parish priest, a Cebuano named Fr. Ranulfo Gunido, later mentioned to me how he missed us and our singing of the song. No one picked it up after we left, tho, I did request a friend, Albert, to sing the song from time to time iwth the current choir.

The choir that we had was a small choir that was started by Job and I. Originally we were the 2-man choir. Job and his guiltar and I with my voice (average ra lang). Momentum picked up as we advocated for more volunteers in our medical school and at the local parish. Strength grew to about 6-8 members. Thanks be to God, who hears the needs of the Church.

I love that song. "Mighty To Save."

When I hear that song. I break into song, and cannot help the tears from rolling down my face. With inexplainable joy.



God Bless You Father.
In mind and Body, may our Heavenly Father continue to give you and pour into you strength and power.
Jesus Is Our Strength.


Bran.